The official blog for missing Utah mom Susan Cox Powell.

Police Search Powell House in Washington

Thursday was a big news day in Susan’s case. Thursday morning Josh and Steve Powell gave interviews on the major national morning news shows. Thursday afternoon about 2 dozen police and detectives—some from Pierce County, Washington and some from West Valley City, Utah—handed Josh Powell a search warrant. The police then spent about 8 hours searching his father, Steve Powell’s, house.

Here are some news stories and articles about the search:

KUTV-2 news in Salt Lake City, with a possible reason for the search; also a more in-depth look at who exactly is Steven Powell

This is an excellent article with lots of detail from the Salt Lake Tribune. West Valley Police Department said they found “everything they were looking for” in the search, and would take it back to Utah to process.

KSL has an article and video with a lot of detail as well, including Steve Powell saying he was upset that police took HIS journals. He also said that he offered Susan’s childhood journals to police last year—but only in exchange for her adult journal:

“Susan’s adult journal was already seized early in the investigation, according to Steven Powell. He claimed he had been offering to turn Susan’s childhood journals over to police for some time — but only in exchange for the adult journal.

"They refused our offer," he said. "It was a pretty important thing for us to have." “

The police responded by saying they don’t make bargains with potential evidence.

In this whole long day of news, the greatest irony is that Steve Powell was upset over the police taking his journals. He doesn’t want people to read them…”there’s embarrassing stuff in there,” he said. One wonders why it didn’t occur to him that Susan didn’t want her journals read, either. At least he has the assurance that the police will likely not threaten to publish the contents of his journal for the world to read. Susan didn’t get the same promise from her father-in-law and husband.

YES! He didn’t want them to read her journals and HE told them he took his kids out winter camping in below freezing weather after midnight..RIGHT!!!! I am a spring, summer, fall camper LET me say again WINTER CAMPING IS A WHOLE DIFFERENt ANIMAL!! Not even close to regular camping! Snow and wind and temperature drops are quickly life threateneing and the cold can get unbearable quickly not to mention dangerous! To just bring them out camping in the summer is an adventure especially with KIDS! NO way in the winter nO way not on the spur of the moment trust me! Ask him to show you and explain without warning exactly how and dwhen and where he went with what stuff…ask fast and furiously!